We'd all like to think we know our English grammar, but this Cambridge University Press & Assessment exam from 1913 shows how rules were a little different. Back then, the practice of putting an ...

For grammar sticklers, the increased use of the split infinitive in recent decades will have been painful to observe. Sentences where an adverb is put between 'to' and the verb have become much more ...

Grammar school places are highly coveted, with parents willing to move across the country to give their child a chance at taking the Eleven Plus entrance exam. As private school fees rise beyond the ...